# picar
## English
### Etymology

From Hindi [Term?].

### Noun

picar (plural picars)
* (India, obsolete) A retail dealer; an intermediate dealer or broker.

#### References

* Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “picar”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

## Asturian
### Alternative forms

* apicar

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈkaɾ/ [piˈkaɾ]

### Verb

picar (first-person singular indicative present pico, past participle picáu)
* to knock (on the door)
    Picanon a la puerta va un ratínThey knocked on the door a while back
* to itch (to feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched)
* to sting
* to take a bait
* to chop, cut wood
* to fall for something
    Nun piques, nin que nun ye verdáDon't fall for it, it's not even true
* to crumble, mince, chop in pieces

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan picar, from Vulgar Latin *pīccāre, itself a derivative of Latin pīcus or of onomatopoetic origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [piˈka]
* IPA: (Valencia) [piˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

picar (first-person singular present pico, first-person singular preterite piquí, past participle picat)
* (of an animal or insect) to bite, sting
* to peck (strike with the beak or bill)
* to prick, pierce
* to sting, burn; to be spicy or sour
* to mince, chop
* to strike
    picar a la porta ― to knock on the door
    picar de mans ― to clap hands
* to push (a button)
    han picat al timbre ― someone rang the bell

#### Derived terms

* espicassar
* espicossar
* pic
* picada
* picant
* picapedrell
* picapedrer
* picar pedra
* picardona
* picarol
* picassa
* picor
* picossada
* picossejar
* repicar

### References

* “picar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “picar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* pichar

### Etymology

From pico (“beak”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈkaɾ/

### Verb

picar (first-person singular present pico, first-person singular preterite piquei, past participle picado)
* to mince
    Synonym: pitar
* to chop
    Hai que picar esa leña. ― Somebody [probably you] should chop that firewood.
* to bite
* to sting
    Synonym: aguillar
* (of milk, wine) to sour, embitter
* (of the sea) to become choppy
* to itch
* (of food) to be hot, spicy
* to hammer (a blade, for sharpening it)
    Synonym: carabuñar
* to nibble

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* picada
* picadela
* pico
* repicar

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “picar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “picar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “picar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “picar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “picar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “picar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “picar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *pīccāre, itself a derivative of Latin pīcus or of onomatopoetic origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈka/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

picar
* to hit; to strike
* (of an insect or the like) to sting
    Synonym: fissar

#### Conjugation
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pīccāre (“to puncture”), itself from *pīccus (“woodpecker”), variant of Latin pīcus, or perhaps a Frankish borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /piˈka(ʁ)/ [piˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /piˈka(ʁ)/ [piˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /piˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /piˈka(ʁ)/ [piˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /piˈka(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /piˈkaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /piˈkaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /piˈka.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: pi‧car

### Verb

picar (first-person singular present pico, first-person singular preterite piquei, past participle picado)
* to sting (pierce with a small, sharp point)
* to punch (to make holes)
    picar o bilhete ― to punch the ticket
* to mince; to shred (chop into small pieces)
    picar a carne ― to mince the meat
* (informal) to provoke

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From pico (“beak, point”), or maybe from Latin pīcus (“woodpecker”), through a Vulgar Latin *pīccāre (“to sting, strike”). Compare English pique, French piquer, and Portuguese picar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈkaɾ/ [piˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pi‧car

### Verb

picar (first-person singular present pico, first-person singular preterite piqué, past participle picado)
* (intransitive) to itch (to feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched)
    una tela que pica ― an itchy fabric
* to sting
* to chop
* to bite
* (cooking) to mince, to dice
* to stab; to wound
* (colloquial) to snack; to nibble; to have a bite
    me apetece picar algo ― I fancy a bite to eat
* to rot; to decay; to eat away; to rust
* to pique
    Synonym: despertar
* to crush (ice)
* (intransitive) to sting or be pungent to the lips or tongue, be spicy or, of a candy, very sour
    Este chile pica mucho. ― This chili is very hot.
* (slang, Mexico) to sexually penetrate, fuck
* (reflexive) to get angry, get annoyed, take offence
* (reflexive) to turn sour
* (reflexive, Mexico, with con) to get addicted, fascinated, enraptured
* (intransitive) to bounce

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Derived terms

* como si te la pica un pollo
* despicar
* el que se pica, ajos come (“if the shoe/cap fits, wear it”)
* huevos picados
* picabayas
* picamaderos
* picapinos
* picapleitos
* picar piedra
* picatroncos
* qué mosca te ha picado
* salpicar
* sarna con gusto no pica

#### Related terms

* peca
* pica
* picado
* picador
* picadura
* picante
* picazón
* pico
* sacar pica

#### Descendants

* → Belizean Creole: pik

### Further reading

* “picar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Venetan
### Etymology

Compare Italian impiccare.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈkar/

### Verb

picar
* (transitive, intransitive) to hang, dangle

#### Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.